Email Author Stephen Lemons

Awards

• 2012 - Education Reporting Awards/National Education Writers Association, published May 12, 2011

  "White Lies"

• 2012 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published November 3, 2011

  "Sourpuss"

• 2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards

  Feathered Bastard

• 2011 - Arizona Press Club Awards

  Feathered Bastard

• 2010 - Best of the West/First Amendment Funding, Inc.

  "Are Your Papers in Order?"

• 2010 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing

  "Are Your Papers in Order?"

• 2009 - Arizona Press Club Awards

  Feathered Bastard

• 2009 - National Society of Newspaper Columnists

  Feathered Bastard

• 2006 - James Beard Journalism Awards/The James Beard Foundation, published April 7, 2005

  "Behind the Green Door"

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2012 Stories by Stephen Lemons

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  FEATURED STORY

  Tom Horne's Chenal-Gate Fender-Bender Hearing Pushed to December 17

  published Nov 21, 2012

  Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne's initial court date for his hit-and-run charge today was delayed till December 17 after his attorney Michael Kimerer asked for more time to prepare Horne's defens... More >>

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  Deborah Braillard Settlement Approved by Supes, Andy Kunasek Votes No for Second Time

  published Nov 21, 2012

  No nice way to say this, but Maricopa County Supervisor Andy Kunasek is a vindictive dick. See, Tuesday, the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors convened to do the right thing in approving a $3.2... More >>

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  Joe Arpaio Still Won, Arizona Vote Count Over

  published Nov 21, 2012

  Arizona's vote count is over, and (news flash) Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio still beat Democrat Paul Penzone by 6.02 points, or 80,639 votes. ARPAIO 679,967 50.7 PENZONE 599,328 44.68 STAU... More >>

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  Univision "Bait Car" Gotchas Glendale Cop: PD Cries Foul

  published Nov 20, 2012

  Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. Univision may have inadvertently stumbled upon the next great reality show, one that should be filmed and produced right here in the Valley of th... More >>

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  Joe Arpaio at 50.74 Percent; Maricopa County Has 34,450 Votes Left

  published Nov 19, 2012

  Maricopa County Recorder Helen Purcell is reporting that, after today's count of outstanding ballots, 34,450 remain, 34,000 of them provisionals, and 450 of them earlies. See also: -Arizona's Vote ... More >>

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  Arizona's Vote Count vs. California's, and Maricopa County Has 109,000 85,300 66,550 Ballots Left

  published Nov 16, 2012

  Please see additional updates and analysis at the end of this blog post. Maricopa County has 109,000 ballots remaining, according to the latest update from County Recorder Helen Purcell: 12,000 of ... More >>

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  Arizona Vote Count Updates: 163,482 Ballots Left Statewide, 120,000 in Maricopa County

  published Nov 15, 2012

  Maricopa County will need more time to count ballots, and Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett says they can have it. This, according to spokespersons for both Bennett and the Maricopa County Ele... More >>

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  Ken Bennett Says 192,337 Ballots Left, Democrat Mary Rose Wilcox Defends County Elections

  published Nov 14, 2012

  There's light at the end of the tunnel, my friends. And I hope there's a beer with my name on it when we get to it. Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett has released his latest update on the ball... More >>

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  Ken Bennett Says 277,011 Votes Left Statewide, 168,000 in Maricopa County

  published Nov 14, 2012

  Maricopa County's long march toward a final vote count slogs on, with county Recorder Helen Purcell announcing late Tuesday afternoon that 47,351 early ballots had been tabulated. Purcell's stateme... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  After Election Day, AZ's Far Right Now Has a Fight on Its Hands

  published November 15, 2012

  Congresswoman-elect Kyrsten Sinema's slim victory over Teabagger Vernon Parker offers an apt analogy for the 2012 election... More >>

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  Ken Bennett Says 342,936 Ballots Left, 215K from Maricopa County

  published Nov 12, 2012

  Like the Beatles once crooned, "It's getting better all the time...." Both Maricopa County and the Arizona Secretary of State's Office updated their elections results this afternoon, and the number... More >>

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  Joe Arpaio Recall Fever Meets Two Americans at Harkins (w/Updates)

  published Nov 10, 2012

  See Saturday evening's update from the county after the jump. So Sheriff Joe Arpaio wants to make nice with Latinos nowr Pardon me while I laugh till I spit. Though Arpaio's won re-election for a... More >>

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  Rich Carmona 4.25 4 4.06 Points Down, Kyrsten Sinema Gains, and 524,633 Votes Left Statewide (w/Update)

  published Nov 10, 2012

  Please see updated numbers as of Sunday at the end of blog. As votes continue to be counted throughout Arizona, GOP candidate for U.S. Senate Jeff Flake's lead over Democrat Rich Carmona narrowed e... More >>

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  Arizona Secretary of State Reports 631,000 Ballots Uncounted (w/Updates)

  published Nov 08, 2012

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  Paul Penzone (Video), Rich Carmona Still in Play, and the Problem with Provisionals (w/Update)

  published Nov 08, 2012

  Dennis Gilman and I talk to Penzone following his concession Above is a video from election night of Democrat Paul Penzone, shortly after he conceded in the sheriff's race to Joe Arpaio. Needless to ... More >>

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  Ken Bennett Says 602,334 Votes Left to Be Counted Statewide

  published Nov 07, 2012

  Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett has just announced that as of late this afternoon, "an estimated 602,334 early and provisional ballots statewide" have not been counted. "State law gives the ... More >>

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  Joe Arpaio Triumphant and More Wreckage from Election Night

  published Nov 07, 2012

  Last night was 2008 all over again: Obama wins, while those of us who must live in still deeply red Maricopa County lose. That is, those who want justice, racial and ethnic harmony, and competent,... More >>

• A Glendale Mom Was Falsely Imprisoned; Now the State Wants to Cancel Her U.S. Birth Certificate

  published November 8, 2012

  The eagerness of the state of Arizona to drive all brown people — legal or illegal — from its territory leads to some really... More >>

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  Joe Arpaio, Suck It Up: Top Ten Reasons to Vote for Paul Penzone

  published Nov 06, 2012

  As far as I'm concerned, the only race that matters in this election is the race for Maricopa County sheriff. Don't get me wrong, I'm pulling for Rich Carmona to top Congressman Jeff Flake in the ... More >>

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  Russell Pearce-Conqueror Jerry Lewis Endorsed by Eddie Basha, Paul Johnson; Democratic Lies Denounced

  published Nov 05, 2012

  Democrats-turned-Independents Eddie Basha of the Bashas' grocery chain and former Phoenix Mayor Paul Johnson have endorsed Republican state Senator Jerry Lewis for the Legislative District 26 Senate... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Joe Arpaio's Wackadoodle Supporters Freak Out

  published Nov 04, 2012

  The above video posted in early October by YouTuber BlessedONE333returnz is freaking hi-larious, and offers a window into the cracked minds of these human PayDay bars who think Joe Arpaio walks on w... More >>

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  Joe Arpaio's Stooge Mike Stauffer Still in Sheriff's Race, Rumors Aside

  published Nov 03, 2012

  To rip off the great Samuel Langhorne Clemens, reports of Mike Stauffer's demise have been greatly exaggerated. Finance reports were due in to the county last night, and the Republican-turned-Indep... More >>

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  Joe Arpaio-Foe Paul Penzone and Republican Grant Woods Vote, and Woods on "Chenal-Gate"

  published Nov 02, 2012

  Democratic sheriff's candidate Paul Penzone was joined by two prominent Arizona Republicans Friday morning, as he cast his ballot at the Maricopa County Elections tabulation center downtown. Forme... More >>

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  Tom Horne Pleads "Not Guilty" on Fender-Bender, Avoids Friday Hearing

  published Nov 01, 2012

  Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne has entered a plea of "not guilty" in Phoenix Municipal Court for his March fender-bender at the love nest of his state-financed mistress Carmen Chenal. That's th... More >>

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  Democrats Up Sleaze Ante Against Jerry Lewis in LD 26

  published Nov 01, 2012

  There should be some law of the political jungle that says if you call someone a liar, you at least have to say what the lie is. See also: -Liberal Democrats Tar Republican Jerry Lewis, Borrowing a... More >>